1st Edition
The Religion of the Peacock Angel The Yezidis and Their Spirit World
168 Pages
by
Routledge
168 Pages
by
Routledge
160 Pages
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Routledge
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Based in Iraq, Syria and Turkey, the Yezidi people claim their religion - a unique combination of Christian, Islamic, and historical faiths - to be the oldest in the world. Yezidi identity centres on their religion, Sharfadin, which has evolved into a highly complex pantheon of one God with many incarnations, the chief of whom is Melek Taus, the Peacock Angel. The Yezidi faith can be traced... Read more
Introduction Part 1: The One God 1. Malak-Tawus: The Leader of the Holy Triad 2. Sheikh 'Adi 3. Sultan Ezid Part 2: The Yezidis' Pantheon and the Syncretic Features of their Religion 4. The Yezidi Minor Deities, Saints and Holy men 5. Aspects of Nature and Celestial Bodies in Yezidi Tradition 6. Yezidi Religious Syncretism Conclusion. Index
Biography
Garnik S. Asatrian is Chair of the Department of Iranian Studies, Yerevan State University, Armenia. He is author of many books, most recently The Etymological Dictionary of Persian.
Victoria Arakelova is Associate Professor in the Department of Iranian Studies, Yerevan State University, Armenia. She is co-author, with Garnik Asatrian, of The Ethnic Minorities of Armenia.
